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Nicholas Polson credited with 258 academic papers in 2026
Original: Nicholas Polson has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far
A tally circulating among statisticians claims that Nicholas Polson, a professor at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business known for Bayesian methods, has authored 258 academic papers in 2026 so far. Readers are debating whether the figure reflects genuine output, heavy co-authorship and breadth of collaborations, or a quirk in how authorship is counted across preprints and conference papers.
Why now: The unusually large number of papers attributed to one academic in a single year sparks debate about co-authorship norms and research productivity metrics.
Nicholas PolsonUniversity of Chicago Booth School of Business
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